{"id":2336187,"date":"2024-09-03T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jackson-recounts-politically-charged-cases-during-trump-term-in-new-memoir-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:04:15","slug":"ketanji-brown-jackson-recounts-politically-charged-cases-during-trump-term-in-new-memoir-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jackson-recounts-politically-charged-cases-during-trump-term-in-new-memoir-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketanji Brown Jackson recounts \u2018politically charged\u2019 cases during Trump term in new memoir &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fketanji-brown-jackson-recounts-politically-charged-cases-during-trump-term-in-new-memoir-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336187&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In her memoir, &#8220;Lovely One: A Memoir,&#8221; Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recounts \u200cher experiences presiding over high-profile and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-supreme-court-nominee-a-slam-dunk-for-democrats\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Supreme Court Nominee A Slam Dunk For Democrats\">politically charged cases<\/a> during her tenure \u2062as a federal trial court\u200d judge in Washington, D.C., amid the Trump administration. She \u2062describes her role as a \u2064&#8221;first responder&#8221; in the judiciary, addressing complex legal \u2062disputes under significant\u200d pressure. <\/p>\n<p>One notable case highlighted\u2063 by Jackson is \u200cthe sentencing of a man involved in the &#8220;PizzaGate&#8221; incident, who was deluded enough to believe in a fictitious child-trafficking \u200dring linked to \u200bHillary Clinton. Jackson also discusses her rulings on Trump&#8217;s executive orders, including those concerning collective bargaining and\u2063 immigration \u200bpolicies, where she\u200b balanced upholding certain changes while invalidating\u200b others for \u2064failing to meet legal \u200bstandards. <\/p>\n<p>The most widely recognized case discussed\u2064 is her \u200bruling against former White House counsel Donald McGahn, which determined that he could not assert absolute immunity to refuse a subpoena from Congress. Jackson expresses concern over a \u2062recent \u200dSupreme Court decision that suggested\u2062 former \u2064presidents \u200bcould wield significant \u2062legal \u200cimmunity, touching on its implications for \u200bthe\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haley-says-gutting-doj-intel-agencies-needed-to-root-out-corruption\/\" title=\"Haley advocates for DOJ, Intel agencies overhaul to combat corruption.\">ongoing legal challenges faced<\/a> by \u200cTrump. <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Jackson&#8217;s memoir offers insights into the challenges judges face in \u200dpolitically sensitive times, contrasting\u200b the \u200broles of trial judges with\u2062 appellate judges. She reflects on her\u200b journey as the first\u2062 Black\u200d woman on\u200b the \u2062Supreme Court and critiques systemic failures in the judicial appointment process, emphasizing the vital role of trial judges in the rule of law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ketanji Brown Jackson recounts &lsquo;politically charged&rsquo; cases during Trump term in new memoir<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699658\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In her new memoir, <em>Lovely One: A Memoir<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Supreme Court<\/a> Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ketanji-brown-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a> provided a firsthand account of the &ldquo;politically charged&rdquo; cases she presided over during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump administration<\/a> while serving as a federal trial court judge in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jackson, who was nominated by President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to succeed her former boss and mentor Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-breyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stephen Breyer<\/a>, highlighted the intense and often high-profile nature of her work and described her role as a &ldquo;first responder&rdquo; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-announce-supreme-court-pick-by-end-of-february-confirms-it-will-be-black-woman\/\" title=\"Biden Will Announce Supreme Court Pick By End Of February, Confirms It Will Be Black Woman\">federal judicial system<\/a>, where trial judges must efficiently adjudicate complex legal disputes under pressure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This cover image released by Random House shows &ldquo;Lovely One&rdquo; by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Random House via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>One of the most bizarre and politically charged cases Jackson outlined is the infamous&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/918546\/infowars-apologizes-for-pizzagate-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;PizzaGate&rdquo; incident<\/a>, in which she sentenced a man to four years in prison for discharging an automatic rifle inside a D.C. pizza parlor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The man was &ldquo;under the delusion&rdquo; that former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a> &ldquo;was operating a child-trafficking ring in the basement of the shop &mdash; which had no basement,&rdquo; Jackson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, 53, also reflected on her rulings as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-supreme-court-to-decide-on-hearing-suit-declaring-all-male-draft-discriminatory\/\" title=\"Report: Supreme Court to Decide on Hearing Suit Declaring All-Male Draft Discriminatory\">federal district court judge<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\"> D.C.<\/a> concerning executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump that sought to alter collective-bargaining processes between federal employees and agencies. She added thar she upheld &ldquo;some of the ordered changes and invalidated others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another significant case involved Jackson&rsquo;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/legal-issues\/judge-bars-trump-fast-track-deportation-policy-saying-threat-to-legal-migrants-was-not-assessed\/2019\/09\/28\/cf3d237e-e1ed-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>strike down<\/a> the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to expand a program designed to speed up deportations under a federal immigration statute. She ruled that the Trump administration had not adhered to the procedural requirements necessary to implement such policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most widely covered case Jackson discussed in her book was her 2019 ruling against former White House counsel Donald McGahn.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/239659\/judge-rejects-absolute-immunity-argument-and-rules-don-mcgahn-must-testify-to-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>120-page opinion<\/a> found that McGahn could not legally defy a subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee. Her ruling rejected the Trump administration&rsquo;s claim of &ldquo;absolute immunity&rdquo; for current and former officials and asserted that such a concept had &ldquo;no basis in the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of her book release, Jackson spoke to CBS in an interview <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">in which she hit out at another immunity-related case at the Supreme Court. On July 1, the court released a 6-3 decision in<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3030301\/supreme-court-finds-some-immunity-for-presidents-complicating-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Trump v. United States<\/em><\/a>  and found that&nbsp;<\/span>former presidents, such as Trump, are immune from prosecution for official acts taken while in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was concerned,&rdquo; Jackson said of her &ldquo;view of what the court determined.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The court &hellip; declared for the first time in history that the most powerful official in the United States can (under circumstances yet to be fully determined) become a law unto himself,&rdquo; Jackson wrote in her dissent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential nominee, gestures after speaking at a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recent immunity decision prompted federal prosecutors to continue to seek a conviction against Trump in their 2020 election subversion case using the legal map charted by the Supreme Court. But the aftermath has left no chance for a trial until months after the 2024 election &mdash; and it potentially created a boon for Trump, who nominated three justices to the high court, to have his future Department of Justice officials dismiss the case if he wins again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Jackson&rsquo;s memoir provided a personal portrayal of her experiences on the bench and highlighted the challenges and responsibilities faced by trial judges who play a critical role in upholding the rule of law during politically sensitive times. While she hardly mentioned any of her eight new colleagues on the high court in her memoir, Jackson recalled a &ldquo;veteran jurist&rdquo; who once compared trial court judges to &ldquo;unsung heroes who are operating directly on the battlefield&rdquo; while noting her colleague described appellate court judges as soldiers who come &ldquo;riding in on the back of a horse &mdash; to shoot the wounded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As hilarious as it was, that imagery rang true, and I reflected on it often during my nearly eight years on the district court,&rdquo; Jackson writes.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, Biden&rsquo;s only appointee to the high court, became the first black woman on the bench and marked the first Democratic nominee since former President Barack Obama nominated justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. In her memoir, Jackson lamented the failure of then-Judge Merrick Garland, who was the attorney general under Biden, to land on the Supreme Court, writing, &ldquo;Pundits agreed he was a fine choice&rdquo; after Obama nominated Garland in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson departs with her husband, Dr. Patrick Jackson, and her daughter Leila Jackson at the conclusion of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jackson also reflected on personal achievements at home and at work, including her relationship with her husband, Dr. Patrick Jackson, and the time her then-11-year-old daughter Leila wrote a letter to Obama shortly before Jackson was called in for an interview as a judge on his Supreme Court short list.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stunned, I couldn&rsquo;t help but wonder if it was Leila&rsquo;s letter that had helped turn the tide my way. But I refrained from actually posing that question when I eventually met President Obama in the Oval Office for an interview,&rdquo; Jackson wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699658\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699658\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her new memoir, *Lovely One: A Memoir*, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares her experiences with the &#8220;politically charged&#8221; cases she handled during the Trump administration while serving as a federal trial court judge in Washington, D.C. Nominated by President Joe Biden to take over from her former mentor Justice Stephen Breyer, Jackson emphasizes the high-pressure and often high-profile nature of her judicial role, likening herself to a &#8220;first responder&#8221; in the federal judiciary where trial judges must navigate complex legal disputes swiftly.<\/p>\n<p>One particularly notable case she discusses is the controversial \u201cPizzaGate\u201d incident, where she sentenced an individual to four years in prison for firing an automatic weapon inside a pizza restaurant in D.C. The man was under the false belief that Hillary Clinton was running a child-trafficking operation from its nonexistent basement. Additionally, Jackson reflects on her decisions regarding executive orders from former President Trump that aimed to change collective bargaining processes for federal employees; she upheld some changes while invalidating others.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant ruling involved striking down attempts by the Trump administration to expedite deportations under immigration law due to procedural violations. However, one of her most publicized cases was against Donald McGahn, former White House counsel. In a detailed 120-page opinion, Jackson ruled that McGahn could not ignore a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee and dismissed claims of &#8220;absolute immunity&#8221; for current and former officials as having no legal foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of her book&#8217;s release, Jackson expressed concerns about another immunity-related ruling by the Supreme Court regarding Trump&#8217;s protection from prosecution for actions taken while in office. She criticized this decision as it suggested that powerful officials could operate outside of legal constraints.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s memoir offers insight into her judicial experiences and underscores the vital role trial judges play during politically sensitive periods. While she mentions few colleagues on the Supreme Court directly, she recalls advice from an experienced jurist who compared trial judges to &#8220;unsung heroes&#8221; working on front lines compared to appellate judges who come later like soldiers arriving after battles have been fought.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden\u2019s sole appointee on the Supreme Court and its first Black woman member since Obama\u2019s presidency\u2014who nominated Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor\u2014Jackson also reflects on personal milestones including family moments with her husband Dr. Patrick Jackson and their daughter Leila&#8217;s letter to Obama before Jackson\u2019s interview for his short list of potential justices\u2014a moment that left her wondering if it had influenced his decision when they finally met<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2336188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-jackson-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33047,13028,39995,32640],"class_list":["post-2336187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ketanji-brown-jackson","tag-memoir","tag-politically-charged-cases","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-jackson-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}